'Fast & Furious 7' Has Begun Filming

Vin Diesel took the liberty this past Friday to inform everyone that filming has begun on the 7th installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, via his Facebook page.

Posting the first photo show above, Diesel wrote:  'Seven... Has begun...'

Along with this, he posted another pic yesterday from the set of both himself and Paul Walker (also shown above) with the caption:  'The unknown road ahead...'

With a July 11th, 2014 release date looming, it's certainly about time the flick got underway into production.

Just last week it was announced that Djimon Hounsou had been added to the cast that already includes newcomers Rhonda Rousey, Tony Jaa, Kurt Russell (in a small role that will apparently be a bigger part in the 8th installment), and of course, Jason Statham.

In a changing of the guard, James Wan (The Conjouring, Insidious) will take over directorial duties from Justin Lin who helmed the past four installments in the franchise.

Besides Diesel and Walker, those officially returning from the previous films include Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, and Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges.  Dwayne Johnson hasn't been confirmed yet but it's pretty safe to say he'll be back though assumingly in a smaller role due to scheduling conflicts with Hercules (which he's currently filming).

Not much is known about the specific plot of the new film but judging by the post-credits scene in Fast & Furious 6, it's going to be a tale of revenge.

Source:  Vin Diesel Facebook